- Jul 10, 2014
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I can't decide which motherboard to purchase for my new build. I'm deciding between the Asus Z79 A and the Gigabyte Z97 X Gaming 5 MoBo.
Intel i5 4670K 3.4 quad
Samsung Evo 250 Gig
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 4x2gig sticks
PNY GTX760 2 gig DDR5 1.11ghz clock
NZXT H440 Red/Black
EVGA SuperNova 650G1
Links to the same build with each MoBo
Asus
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/62z7GX
Gigabyte
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dwCzhM
Here is the Newegg Comparison chart
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=gigabyte%20z97x%20gaming%205&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1%7C13-128-709%5E13-128-709-TS%2C13-132-118%5E13-132-118-TS&percm=13-128-709%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24
Factors that I see being deciding factors; The gig fits my case's color scheme much better than the Asus. The Asus has easier to configure Front panel ports and a RAM easy-configure button to autodetect the best timings for the RAM. The gig is an inch less wide, so I'm afraid that it won't rest on the bumpers as well as the Asus and maybe even hang off a bit.
Intel i5 4670K 3.4 quad
Samsung Evo 250 Gig
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 4x2gig sticks
PNY GTX760 2 gig DDR5 1.11ghz clock
NZXT H440 Red/Black
EVGA SuperNova 650G1
Links to the same build with each MoBo
Asus
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/62z7GX
Gigabyte
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dwCzhM
Here is the Newegg Comparison chart
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=gigabyte%20z97x%20gaming%205&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1%7C13-128-709%5E13-128-709-TS%2C13-132-118%5E13-132-118-TS&percm=13-128-709%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24
Factors that I see being deciding factors; The gig fits my case's color scheme much better than the Asus. The Asus has easier to configure Front panel ports and a RAM easy-configure button to autodetect the best timings for the RAM. The gig is an inch less wide, so I'm afraid that it won't rest on the bumpers as well as the Asus and maybe even hang off a bit.
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